Teaching Programming in Early Childhood Education – Developing Computational Thinking. Dilemmas and Problems

Abstract

New digital reality requires new competences. Predictions related to the development in all social domains indicate the necessity for developing computer skills, including computational thinking. Incorporation of programming classes to the core curriculum of general education should effect in giving children the possibility to build up expected competences. The article mentions the dilemmas and problems which must be handled by early childhood education teachers.